Pictographic: A hand with the fingers splayedRadical: 手手

meaning for shǒu:

  • - hand
  • - (formal) to hold
  • - person engaged in certain types of work
  • - person skilled in certain types of work
  • - personal(ly)
  • - convenient
  • - classifier for skill
  • - Classifiers: 双 method
  • - means (of doing sth)
  • - strategy
  • - trick
  • - Classifiers: 个 athlete
  • - contestantopponent
  • - rival
  • - competitor
  • - (well-matched) adversary
  • - match(surgical) operation
  • - surgery
  • - Classifiers: 个 procedure
  • - Classifiers: 道
  • - formalities

wǒxǐhuān我喜欢
yòng
shǒu
xiězì写字

I like to write with my hand.


náqǐ拿起
máojīn毛巾
cāgān擦干
shǒu
zǒuchū走出
wèishēngjiān卫生间

She picked up the towel to dry her hands and walked out of the restroom.


jǔqǐ举起
shǒu
dǎngzhù挡住
le
tàiyang太阳

He lifted his hand to block the sun.


de
shǒu
huáshāng划伤
le

His hand was scratched.


shēnchū伸出
shǒu
bāng
shíqǐ拾起
diào
zài
dìshang地上
de
shū

He reached out his hand to help me pick up the book that had fallen on the ground.